[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 190 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61653-61654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21210]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[EERE-2020-BT-TP-0002]
RIN 1904-AE85
Energy Conservation Program: Definition of Showerhead
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') is extending the
public comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (``NOPR'')
regarding proposals to amend the regulatory definition of the statutory
term ``showerhead.'' DOE published the NOPR in the Federal Register on
August 13, 2020, establishing a 32-day public comment period ending
September 14, 2020. Subsequently, DOE published a notification of
public meeting (webinar) and extension of comment period on August 31,
2020, extending the comment period until September 30, 2020. On
September 15, 2020, DOE received a comment requesting further extension
of the comment period to a total of 90 to 120 days. DOE is extending
the public comment period for submitting comments and data on the NOPR
document by an additional 14 days, to October 14, 2020 for a total of a
62 day comment period.
DATES: The comment period for the NOPR published on August 13, 2020 (85
FR 49284), and extended on August 31, 2020 (85 FR 53707), is further
extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding
this NOPR received no later than October 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested
persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2020-BT-
TP-0002, by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: [email protected]. Include the docket
number EERE-2014-BT-TP-0002 in the subject line of the message.
3. Postal Mail: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B,
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone:
(202) 287-1445. If possible, please submit all items on a compact disc
(CD), in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance and Equipment Standards
Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950
L'Enfant Plaza SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202)
287-1445. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which case
it is not necessary to include printed copies.
No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be accepted.
Docket: The docket for this activity, which includes Federal
Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials,
is available for review at http://www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. However,
some documents listed in the index, such as those containing
information that is exempt from public disclosure, may not be publicly
available.
The docket web page can be found at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2020-BT-TP-0002. The docket web page contains
instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments
in the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Office, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-0371. Email:
[email protected].
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7796. Email:
[email protected].
For further information on how to submit a comment or review other
public comments and the docket contact the Appliance and Equipment
Standards Program staff at (202) 287-1445 or by email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 13, 2020, DOE published a NOPR in
the Federal Register soliciting public comment on a proposal to amend
the regulatory definition of the statutory term ``showerhead.'' 85 FR
49284. Comments were originally due on September 14, 2020.
Subsequently, DOE published a notification of public meeting (webinar)
and extension of comment period on August 31, 2020, extending the
comment period until September 30, 2020. 85 FR 53707. On September 15,
2020, DOE received a comment from Appliance Standards Awareness Project
(``ASAP''), Alliance for Water Efficiency, American Council for an
Energy-Efficient Economy (``ACEEE''), Consumer Federation of America,
the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (``NEEA''), and Natural
Resources Defense Council (``NRDC'') to extend to a total of 90 to 120
days the DOE comment period for the NOPR.\1\ DOE has reviewed the
request and considered the benefit to stakeholders in providing
additional time to review the NOPR, and gather information/data that
DOE is seeking. Accordingly, DOE has determined that an extension of
the comment period is appropriate, and is hereby extending the comment
period by an additional 14 days, until October 14, 2020 for a total of
a 62 day comment period.
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\1\ DOE has posted this comment to the docket at http://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE-2020-BT-TP-0002-0040.
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Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on September
22, 2020, by Alexander N. Fitzsimmons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with
the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document
of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
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Signed in Washington, DC, on September 22, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-21210 Filed 9-29-20; 8:45 am]
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